More than 90,000 euro seized in money laundering investigation

More than 90,000 euro has been seized as part of a money laundering investigation into significant cash withdrawals from ATMs across Dublin and Cork.

Gardai said the transactions involved the use of bank cards linked to accounts in Poland and Norway.

A statement said officers attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) received information in relation to the cash withdrawals between August 11 and September 9.

The statement added: “As part of a GNECB-led targeted operation, gardai located and searched a vehicle in the Lucan area of Dublin on September 13 2025.

“During the search, a substantial quantity of cash and multiple bank cards were recovered.

“A male in his early 30s was arrested under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 and detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007.”

Gardai said a woman in her 30s was later arrested at an address in Dublin.

The statement said: “A further search was carried out at a residence in Cork, where gardai recovered additional cash, foreign currency, false identification documents, bank cards and mobile phones.

“Over 90,000 euro cash has been seized to date in this investigation.

“Gardai are liaising with international law enforcement agencies through Europol in relation to bank accounts in Poland and Norway.”

Both people remain in custody and the investigation is ongoing.